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2012-2013 n MSU College of Music SeasonJoanne and Bill Church West Circle Series 4MSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Series 8contentsAugust/September 10October 11November 13December 15January 16February 18March 20April 22June 23At a Glance: West Circle Series 25-26Showcase Series 26Faculty Artists and Guest Artists 26Orchestra 27Band 28Jazz 28Choral 29Opera Theatre and Vocal Arts 30Musique 21 30About Us 31Giving to the College of Music 32Information 34Purchase Tickets 35

On c e ag a i n I i n v i t e yo u t o j o i n u s t h i s s e a s o nfor a variety of musical performances featuring ourexceptional faculty artists, guest artists, and studentensembles. Whether your taste runs to the classical masters,opera, jazz, contemporary, or chamber music, we promiseyou something very special and exciting this year.I am pleased to report that the extensive acoustical renovationsto the Music Building Auditorium are on track and scheduled forcompletion in October. I hope you can join us when theauditorium reopens as the Cook Recital Hall in honor of Byronand Dee Cook, longtime friends and supporters of MSU and theCollege of Music.In addition, major renovations to the Fairchild Theatre havebegun this summer, converting the 75-year-old facility into astate-of-the-art venue for principal use by the College of Music.This major project is slated for completion by Fall 2013. Thesemuch-needed renovations will transform the playing andlistening experience for our faculty, student musicians, andaudiences alike. Visit our website – music.msu.edu – to seephotos and updates on the transformation.welcomeThis season marks the third year for the Joanne and Bill ChurchWest Circle Series. Created by and featuring College of Musicfaculty in performances of chamber and solo piano music, theseries will include four concerts focusing on specific composers:All American in October, Rachmaninoff in November, Mozart inJanuary, and Brahms in February. At our patrons’ suggestionand due to the popularity of this series as well as the smallersize of the new Cook Recital Hall, we have established areserved-seating policy for all of the West Circle Series concerts.Each of these four concerts will offer repeat performances – oneon Sunday afternoons, and the next on Monday evenings.The West Circle Series will conclude in March with the 13thAnnual Cello Plus Chamber Music Festival offering a week filledwith the music of Schubert, Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms. Comeearly to all of the West Circle concerts to hear preview lecturesby experts who will discuss aspects of the composers’ lives,traditions, and techniques. You can read more about the WestCircle Series on page 4.Our popular Showcase Series – including our Collage concert,MSU’s Home for the Holidays, A Jazzy Little Christmas, and thePiano Monster concert – has become a popular annual tradition.This year we are introducing something different to the Homefor the Holidays event – an interactive holiday party featuringexcerpts from Strauss’ Die Fledermaus! More details are providedon page 8.The college is grateful for the ongoing support of its manypatrons and friends. To learn more about how you can enhanceour efforts to prepare the next generation of performers,composers, music educators, and scholars, please see page 32.Please join us this year in celebrating music and the joy it addsto our lives and community.James ForgerDe an , College of Musicmusic.msu.eduMusicMSU MusicMSU MusicMSU (517) 353-5340To be added to our mailing list, please call (517) 353-9872.3

Joanne and Bill Churchwest circleseriesAll American10/28 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and10/29 Monday, 7:30 p.m.Two performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Performers, including ReggieThomas, jazz piano; Joseph Lulloff,saxophone; Deborah Moriarty,piano; Beaumont Brass; and theProfessors of Jazz, explore musicof the Americas, from ScottJoplin’s piano ragtime to thesultry tangos of Astor Piazzolla.Dr. Kenneth Prouty will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byByron and Dee Cook.Rachmaninoff!11/18 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and11/19 Monday, 7:30 p.m.Happy Birthday Mozart1/27 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and1/28 Monday, 7:30 p.m.Two performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Please join us in the West CircleSeries’ annual birthday celebrationfor one of the world’s mostbeloved composers.Dr. Marcie Ray will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byBeth and the late Dr. Milton Muelder.Two performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Explore with us the passion andbeauty of Rachmaninoff in aconcert that ranges from solopiano to songs. Performers: MinsooSohn, piano; Suren Bagratuni, cello;Molly Fillmore, soprano; and AlanNathan, piano.Dr. Kevin Bartig will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byWilliam David Brohn.All About Brahms2/24 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and2/25 Monday, 7:30 p.m.Two performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Much more than a lullaby – thisconcert features the beautifulLiebeslieder Waltzes and theastonishingly powerful PianoQuintet.Performers: Derek Polischuk,piano; Deborah Moriarty, piano;Melanie Helton, soprano; MollyFillmore, soprano; RichardFracker, tenor; Peter Lightfoot,baritone; Minsoo Sohn, piano;Dmitri Berlinsky, violin; I-Fu Wang,violin; Yuri Gandelsman, viola; andSuren Bagratuni, cello.Dr. Michael Callahan will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byHari Kern and the late Ralph R.Edminster, M.D.Due to the popularity of the West CircleSeries and the smaller size of the newCook Recital Hall, the College of Musichas established a reserved-seatingpolicy for this series (including CelloPlus). In addition, the first four concertsin the series (described on this page)will offer repeat performances — oneon Sunday afternoons, and the next onMonday evenings.(West Circle Series continued on page 6)4

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Joanne and Bill Churchcontinuedwest circleseriesCello PlusThe 13th annual chamber musicfestival presents a wide varietyof classical music.Cook Recital Hall, Music Building(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Schubert and More3/17 Sunday3:00 p.m.(Preview lecture at 2:15 p.m.)Generously sponsored byLarry Snyder and Wendy Champness.Early Beethoven3/19 Tuesday7:30 p.m.(Preview lecture at 6:45 p.m.)Generously sponsored byLinda NelsonApril Clobes and Glen Brough.Bach Around the Clock – theSequel, a 12-hour marathon3/21 ThursdayThree complete concerts at 12:00,3:00, and 7:30 p.m., plus two freeperformances by College of Musicstudents at 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.(Preview lectures 15 minutes before eachmarathon concert and performance)(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLEfor 7:30 p.m. concert only duringmarathon)Marathon generously sponsored byJoanne and Bill Church.Happy Anniversary Brahms3/23 Saturday8:00 p.m.(Preview lecture at 7:15 p.m.)Generously sponsored by Selma and thelate Stanley Hollander.The entire West Circle Series, includingCello Plus, is generously sponsored byJoanne and Bill Church.All West Circle Series concerts(including Cello Plus) will beheld at the newly renovatedCook Recital Hall (formerly theMusic Auditorium) in the MusicBuilding, 333 West Circle Drive.Reserved-seating tickets forthis series are available onlineat music.msu.edu and at thedoor: $15 for adults, $12 forsenior citizens, and $5 forstudents. (Free “rush” seatingfor students, if available,just prior to curtain for anyunsold seats.)6

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MSU Federal Credit UnionshowcaseseriesCollage VI9/21 Friday8:00 p.m.Cobb Great Hall, Wharton CenterFor the sixth year, the Collegeof Music presents its CollageConcert – a fast-paced, nonstopevening showcasing anexhilarating array of musicaltalent! Outstanding studentmusicians perform a wide rangeof selections, from classicalto contemporary and musicaltheatre to jazz, presenting up to20 acts in 90 minutes! FeaturedMSU ensembles include theSymphony Orchestra, WindSymphony, jazz and choralgroups, as well as soloistsand quartets.MSU’s Home for the Holidays12/1 Saturday8:00 p.m.Cobb Great Hall, Wharton CenterThink you’ve been to a greatholiday party? You haven’t beento ours yet! Come to the bestparty ever, a fast-paced rompthrough the snowy scenes ofthe holidays, featuring excerptsfrom Strauss’ seasonal favoriteDie Fledermaus, with surpriseguests and events throughoutthe evening. Dress up, wear yourSanta hat, sing your head off,and prepare to receive musicalgifts all evening courtesy of theMSU College of Music. SandraSnow, conductor; Melanie Helton,director.Showcase Series tickets($20 for adults, $18 forseniors, $10 for students)are available from theWharton Center Box Officeonly, call (517) 432-2000,(800) WHARTON or visitwww.whartoncenter.com.8

A Jazzy Little Christmas12/8 Saturday8:00 p.m.Pasant Theatre, Wharton CenterGenerously sponsored by Craig andLisa Murray.Piano Monster4/28 Sunday3:00 p.m.Cobb Great Hall, Wharton CenterGenerously sponsored by Doug andGinny Jewell.Party with the MSU Professors ofJazz as they celebrate the seasonin style with jazzy renditions oftheir own holiday favorites. Ledby artistic director and acclaimedjazz bassist Rodney Whitaker,these world-class musicians andfaculty members of the MSU jazzstudies program are sure to whipup a magical night for all.A dazzling performance –eight grand pianos playedsimultaneously by internationallyrenowned pianists – this musicalextravaganza is a concert likeno other!The Showcase Series is generouslysponsored by the Michigan StateUniversity Federal Credit Union.9

august/septemberAUGUSTS M T W Th F S26 27 28 29 30 31SEPTEMBERS M T W Th F S12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29308/30 ThursdayMSU Professors of JazzFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Pasant Theatre,Wharton Center $Featuring the music from “BetterThan Alright,” a new CD by theProfessors of Jazz.Generously sponsored byKen and Sandy BeallPatrick and Victoria McPharlin.9/21 FridayCollage VIMSUFCU SHOWCASE SERIES8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $$ See page 8.9/23 SundayAnne Nispel, soprano, andHarlan Jennings, baritoneFACULTY RECITAL3:00 p.m. Hart Recital Hall,Music Building $9/25 TuesdaySymphony Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORMatthew DockendorfSampson......... OutburstMackey ............ Sheltering SkyJacob .................. William Byrd SuiteSchuman ........... GeorgeWashington BridgeWhitacre............ Lux AurumqueTchaikovsky/Bourgeois................................ Dance of the Actor9/27 ThursdayWind Symphony7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORPhilip ObadoGUEST ARTISTSaxophone Quartet: ChristopherCreviston, James Forger, JosephLulloff, Taimur SullivanAdams ................ Short Ride In aFast MachineMilhaud............... Le Creation duMondeGiannini.............. Variations andFugueBolcom............... Concerto GrossoGrantham.......... J’ai été au bal9/28 FridaySymphony Orchestra8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $Stravinsky......... Circus Polka(Composed for ayoung elephant)Mahler................. Symphony No. 1 inD major (Titan)For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.10

10/5 FridayJazz Octet I, II, III, IV7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $10/5 FridayMSU-China VII Faculty Concert:“Two Nations – One Song”8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $10/6 SaturdayMSU-China VII Student Concert:“Spartans and Dragons inHarmonic Progression”8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $Generously sponsored by Linda Nelson.10/11 ThursdayConcert Orchestra7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $10/11 ThursdayIktus Percussion GroupGUEST RECITAL7:30 p.m. Hart Recital Hall, MusicBuilding $10/16 TuesdayMusique 217:30 p.m. Residential College inthe Arts and Humanities Theatre,lower level of Snyder Hall,362 Bogue St. FREEDircted by Kevin Noe.10/19 FridaySwing Dance, Jazz OrchestraI, II, III7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $10/19-10/21Friday-SundayMSU Opera Theatre presentsKurt Weill: 2012But the days grow short ...8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday3:00 p.m. SundayMSU Community Music SchoolAuditorium, 841 Timberlane St.,East Lansing. General admission.$20 for adults; $18 for seniors;$5 for students. TICKETS availablefrom Wharton Center Box Officeonly, (517) 432-2000, (800)WHARTON and at the door.DIRECTOR Melanie HeltonWith twelve-piece orchestralensembleLong ago, the Mayans predictedthat the world will end onDecember 21, 2012. But there havebeen many times in human historywhere the world seemed destinedfor disaster. Through the music ofKurt Weill, MSU Opera Theatreembarks upon its first experimental,experiential piece of music theatre.Audience members will be immersedin a theatrical experience wherethey will find it difficult to separatereality from theatre. Through Weill’sshort opera Mahagonny Songspieland songs from The ThreepennyOpera, Happy End, KnickerbockerHoliday, Street Scene, and Lady inthe Dark, among others, patrons willjoin in a journey from despair tohope, from isolation to community.Don’t miss this opportunity for anew and highly theatrical evening,featuring the stirring and beautifulsongs of a composer who fled Hitlerfor the freedom of America. Sung inEnglish. A preview lecture will beheld 45 minutes before eachperformance.This performance is funded in part by theKurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc.,New York, NY.octoberOCTOBERS M T W Th F S1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 3110/21 SundayHaute Ecole de Musique deLausanne String QuartetGUEST RECITAL7:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $10/22 MondayConcert Band/Campus Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORDavid ThorntonMennin............................... CanzonaCannon.............................. She Is a LightGrainger/Rogers.......... Children’sMarchHolst ................................... First Suite inE-flat11

octoberOCTOBERS M T W Th F S1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.10/23 TuesdayUniversity Chorale andState Singers7:30 p.m. PlymouthCongregational Church, 2001 E.Grand River Ave., Lansing $Pärt....................... SolfeggioTormis................. Päris maalaselaulukeKreek................... Psalm 137Forrest................ Three NocturnesFrancis................ Come Said My SoulGuillaume.......... Twa Tanbou10/24 WednesdayWalter Verdehr, violinFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $With Yuri Gandelsman, viola,featuring works by Mozart, Bach,Hutcheson, and Schumann.10/25 ThursdayWind Symphony7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center bb $GUEST CONDUCTOR Kevin NoeGUEST ARTISTS Derek Polischuk,piano; Jan Eberle, oboeGUEST COmposer Carter PannStrauss................ Serenade, Op. 7Messiaen............ Oiseaux ExotiquesHutcheson ........ Earth SongPann..................... Symphony forWinds “MyBrother’s Brain”10/26 FridaySymphony Orchestra8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $Mozart................. Symphony No. 35in D major (TheHaffnerSymphony)Webern ............... Six Pieces Opus Six!Debussy............. La Mer10/27 SaturdaySpartan Spectacular8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton CenterFeaturing the Symphony Band,Spartan Marching Band, andDrumline, along with facultyartists. Reserved seating. $12 and$10; $8 tickets available forgroups of 25 or more. TICKETSavailable from Wharton CenterBox Office only, (517) 432-2000,(800) WHARTON.Generously sponsored by the MichiganState University Federal Credit Union.10/28 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and10/29 Monday, 7:30 p.m.All AmericanJOANNE AND BILL CHURCHWEST CIRCLE SERIESTwo performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building WCS reservedseating(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Dr. Kenneth Prouty will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byByron and Dee Cook. See page 4.10/30 TuesdayCANCELLEDConcert Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $12

11/4 SundayPhilip Sinder, tubaFACULTY RECITAL3:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $11/5 MondayHonors College Concert7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building FREE11/8 ThursdayPercussion Ensemble7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building FREE11/9 FridayJazz Octet I, II, III, IV8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $11/10 SaturdayLansing Symphony Orchestrawith University Chorale, StateSingers, and Choral Union8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $15-50GUEST CONDUCTOR David RaylGUEST ARTISTS Melanie Helton,soprano, and David Small, baritoneBrahms .............. Ein deutschesRequiemHaydn ................. Symphony No. 104(“London”)TICKETS available from LansingSymphony Orchestra,(517) 487-5001 orlansingsymphony.org11/11 SundayTrombone Choir3:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building FREE11/12 MondayPanayis Lyras, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $11/13 TuesdayMen’s and Women’s Glee Clubs7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $11/15 ThursdaySymphony Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORMatthew DockendorfBiedenbender.............. StompGeorge............................. RedwoodGrantham....................... PhantastickeSpiritsBolcom............................ MachineTicheli............................... SanctuaryPann.................................. FourFactoriesnovemberNOVEMBERS M T W Th F S1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30

novemberNOVEMBERS M T W Th F S1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.11/16 FridaySymphony Orchestra8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $Lorenz................. En Tren Vá Changó(DestinationMacondo)Berlioz................. SymphonyFantastique11/18 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and11/19 Monday, 7:30 p.m.Rachmaninoff!JOANNE AND BILL CHURCHWEST CIRCLE SERIESTwo performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building WCS reservedseating(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Dr. Kevin Bartig will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byWilliam David Brohn. See page 4.11/18 SundayTuba-Euphonium EnsembleFACULTY RECITAL7:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building FREE11/27 TuesdayMusique 217:30 p.m. Residential College inthe Arts and Humanities Theatre,lower level of Snyder Hall,362 Bogue St. FREEA “Theatre of Music” productioncelebrating the 100th anniversaryof Arnold Schoenberg’s PierrotLunaire. Directed by Kevin Noe.MacMillan.......... Drunken MoonSchoenberg..... Pierrot LunaireConcert is generously sponsored byCraig and Lisa Murray.11/28 WednesdayConcert Band/Campus Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORDavid ThorntonTurrin................... ScarecrowOvertureGrantham.......... From “An AlabamaSongbook”Pann..................... Hold This Boy andListenDello Joio.......... Scenes from “TheLouvre”14

12/1 SaturdayMSU’s Home for the HolidaysMSUFCU SHOWCASE SERIES8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $$GUEST CONDUCTOR Sandra SnowDIRECTOR Melanie HeltonA holiday party featuring excerptsfrom Strauss’ seasonal favoriteDie Fledermaus, with surpriseguests and events throughoutthe evening.See page 8.12/2 SundayWind Symphony and SpartanYouth Wind Symphony3:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORsJohn Whitwell and Philip ObadoGandolfi............. Mediations andFlourishes on aRenaissance TuneGrainger............. Colonial SongCurnow............... Memorial piece forHarry BegianRespighi............. The Pines of Rome12/2 SundayCorbin Wagner, hornFACULTY RECITAL7:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $12/4 TuesdayWomen’s Chamber Ensemble,Novum Voce, and Chamber Choir7:30 p.m. Plymouth CongregationalChurch, 2001 E. Grand River Ave.,Lansing $12/5 WednesdayRalph Votapek, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $12/6 ThursdayConcert Orchestra7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $12/7 FridayJazz Orchestra I, II, III7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $12/8 SaturdayA Jazzy Little ChristmasMSUFCU SHOWCASE SERIES8:00 p.m. Pasant Theatre,Wharton Center $$Featuring the Professors of Jazzand special guests.Concert is generously sponsored byCraig and Lisa Murray. See page 9.decemberDECEMBERS M T W Th F S12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 3115

januaryJANUARYS M T W Th F S1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)1/7 MondayJan Eberle, oboeFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $1/8 TuesdayRichard Fracker, tenorFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $1/9 WednesdayRichard Sherman, flute, andMinsoo Sohn, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $1/11 FridayKirill Gliadkovsky, pianoguest RECITAL8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $1/13 SundayAva Ordman, trombone, MarkWilliams, trombone, and DerekPolischuk, pianoFACULTY/ GUEST RECITAL3:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $1/16 WednesdayMinsoo Sohn, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $1/18 FridayI-Fu Wang, violin, and RalphVotapek, pianoFACULTY RECITAL8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $1/19 SaturdayJoseph Lulloff, saxophone, andDeborah Moriarty, pianoFACULTY RECITAL8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $The Art of the Transcription$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.16

januaryJANUARYS M T W Th F S1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 311/20 SundayJazz: Spirituals, Prayer andProtest ConcertTwo performances: 3:00 and7:00 p.m. Pasant Theatre,Wharton Center FREEA commemorative concertcelebrating the birthday of MartinLuther King, Jr., featuring JazzOrchestra I, II, and III, and specialguests.TICKETS available at WhartonCenter Box Office only: (517)432-2000, (800) WHARTON,whartoncenter.com1/29 TuesdayMSU Schubertiade7:30 p.m. Hart Recital Hall,Music Building $Faculty and students fromthe vocal arts area presentSchubert works.1/27 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and1/28 Monday, 7:30 p.m.Happy Birthday MozartJOANNE AND BILL CHURCHWEST CIRCLE SERIESTwo performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building WCS reservedseating(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Dr. Marcie Ray will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byBeth and the late Dr. Milton Muelder.See page 4.17

februaryfebruaryS M T W Th F S1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.2/3 SundayMelanie Helton, soprano, withJudy Kabodian, pianoFACULTY RECITAL3:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $2/5 TuesdayWind Symphony7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTOR MatthewDockendorffGUEST COMPOSER David MaslankaGUEST ARTISTS Philip Sinder, tuba;Suren Bagratuni, cello; RichardSherman, fluteSchwantner...... and the mountainsrising nowhereGrantham.......... Concerto for TubaMaslanka............ O Earth, O Stars2/6 WednesdayYuri Gandelsman, viola, withJanna Gandelsman, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $2/7 ThursdaySymphony Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORDavid ThorntonFreer.................... Rio’s ConvergenceMaslanka............ Heart SongsDicke.................... Song of theTelegraphGiannini.............. Symphony No. 32/8 FridaySymphony Orchestra8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $Beethoven........ Symphony No. 1 in Cmajor, Op. 21Adams ................ Naive andSentimental Music2/10 SundayHammer/Klavier percussionquartet with Gwendolyn BurgettFACULTY/GUEST RECITAL3:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $2/15 FridayProfessors of JazzFACULTY RECITAL8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $Professor Rodney Whitaker’sbirthday celebration2/17 SundayVerdehr Trio 40th AnniversaryConcertFACULTY RECITAL3:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $The trio will showcase “evocative”movements and atmospheres fromworks commissioned fromHutcheson, Ruggerio, Sheng,Bolcom, and others.2/18 MondayPeter Lightfoot, baritone, andDeborah Moriarty, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $2/20 WednesdaySuren Bagratuni, celloFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $

2/21 ThursdayConcert Band and ChamberWinds7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTOR Philip ObadoHjertmann......... Catclaw MimosaGounod.............. Petite SymphonieHusa..................... Divertimento forBrass andPercussionMilhaud............... Suite Française2/22 FridayJazz Octet I, II, III, IV8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $2/24 Sunday, 3:00 p.m. and2/25 Monday, 7:30 p.m.All About BrahmsJOANNE AND BILL CHURCHWEST CIRCLE SERIESTwo performances. Cook RecitalHall, Music Building WCS reservedseating(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)Dr. Michael Callahan will give a previewlecture 45 minutes before eachperformance.Concert is generously sponsored byHari Kern and the late Ralph R.Edminster, M.D. See page 4.2/26 TuesdayCampus Bands7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $2/27 WednesdayMusique 217:30 p.m. Residential College inthe Arts and Humanities Theatre,lower level of Snyder Hall,362 Bogue St. FREEDirected by Kevin Sedatole.2/28 ThursdayConcert Orchestra7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $19

3/11 MondayMolly Fillmore, soprano, andAlan Nathan, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $3/12 TuesdaymarchSymphony Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST ARTISTGwen Burgett, marimbaGUEST CONDUCTORDavid ThorntonTorke................ Mojave: Concertofor Marimba andWind EnsembleFrancis............. Threnody for HaitiChilds .................. Isle of MayMackey............... Aurora AwakesMARCHS M T W Th F S1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30313/14 ThursdayWind Symphony“Deconstructed”7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $Mozart................. Serenade No. 10,Gran Partita(Featuring percussion ensembles,saxophone ensemble, and brassensembles)3/15 FridaySymphony Orchestra HonorsConcert8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.20

marchCello Plus…Chamber Music FestivalJOANNE AND BILL CHURCHWEST CIRCLE SERIESCook Recital Hall, Music BuildingWCS reserved seating(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLE)The 13th annual chamber musicfestival presents a wide variety ofclassical music.3/17 Sunday 3:00 p.m.Schubert and More(Preview lecture at 2:15 p.m.)Concert is generously sponsored byLarry Snyder and Wendy Champness.3/19 Tuesday 7:30 p.m.Early Beethoven(Preview lecture at 6:45 p.m.)Concert is generously sponsored byLinda NelsonApril Clobes and Glen Brough.3/21 Thursday Bach Aroundthe Clock – the Sequel, a 12-hourmarathon with three completeconcerts at 12:00, 3:00, and 7:30p.m. plus two free performancesby College of Music students at2:00 and 5:00 p.m. (Previewlectures 15 minutes before eachmarathon concert andperformance)(VIVACE SHUTTLE AVAILABLEfor 7:30 p.m. concert only, duringmarathon)Marathon is generously sponsored byJoanne and Bill Church.3/23 Saturday 8:00 p.m.Happy Anniversary Brahms(Preview lecture at 7:15 p.m.)Concert is generously sponsored bySelma and the late Stanley Hollander.MARCHS M T W Th F S1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30313/22 FridayJazz Orchestra I, II, III7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $3/25 MondayJoseph Lulloff, saxophone, andJun Okada, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $An Evening of Saxophone Music21

aprilAprilS M T W Th F S1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.4/1 MondayTuba-Euphonium Ensemble7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building FREE4/5-4/7Friday-SundayMSU Opera Theatre presentsA Little Night MusicMusic and lyrics by StephenSondheim; book by HughWheeler8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday3:00 p.m. SundayPasant Theatre, Wharton CenterReserved seating. $20 for adults;$18 for seniors; $5 for students.TICKETS available from WhartonCenter Box Office only,(517) 432-2000, (800) WHARTON.DIRECTOR Melanie HeltonCONDUCTOR Kevin NoeWith Symphony OrchestraJoin us for a whirling evening ofmismatched lovers, old flamesand wise old women in StephenSondheim’s Tony-award winningA Little Night Music. Based uponIngmar Bergman’s film Smiles of aSummer Night, the musical unfoldscompletely in three-quarter timeas it tells the story of an agingactress who longs to rekindle along-lost romance. Recently bothCatherine Zeta-Jones andBernadette Peters revived the roleon Broadway, singing the belovedhit, “Send in the Clowns.” Waltzaway with us for a magical nightwhere the sun never sets in thesummer. Sung in English. Apreview lecture will be held 45minutes before each performance.4/9 TuesdayState Singers and Women’sChamber Ensemble7:30 p.m. PlymouthCongregational Church, 2001E. Grand River Ave., Lansing $4/11 ThursdayPercussion Ensemble7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall, MusicBuilding FREE4/13 SaturdayDerek Polischuk, piano, andFriendsFACULTY RECITAL8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $4/14 SundaySymphony Band and SpartanYouth Wind Symphony3:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORDavid ThorntonDanielpour...... Vox PopuliMobberley....... Words of LoveDaugherty ........ Lost VegasWeinberger...... Polka and Fuguefrom Schwanda4/14 SundayUniversity Chorale with theLansing Symphony Orchestra7:00 p.m. St. Mary Cathedral,219 Seymour Ave., Lansing $Monteverdi ...... 1610 Vespers4/15 MondayNovum Voce and Chamber Choir7:30 p.m. Martin Luther Chapel,444 Abbot Rd.,East Lansing $4/16 TuesdayMusique 217:30 p.m. Residential College inthe Arts and Humanities Theatre,lower level of Snyder Hall,362 Bogue St. FREEDirected by Kevin Noe.4/18 ThursdayConcert Orchestra7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall, 229Demonstration Hall Rd. $4/18-4/20 Thursday-Saturday33rd Annual Jazz Spectacular4/18 ThursdayJazz Octet I, II, III, IV7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $4/19 FridaySwing Dance, Jazz OrchestraI, II, III7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $Jazz Spectacular is generouslysponsored by Jack and DottieWithrow.224/20 SaturdayEssentially Ellington HighSchool Jazz Band Competition8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.MSU Union FREE4/20 SaturdayJazz Orchestra IPreceded by the OutstandingHigh School Jazz Band of the day8:00 p.m. MSU Union BallroomSPECIAL ADMISSION TICKETSavailable at the door; $25. 20 forseniors. and $15 for students.

4/22 MondayCampus Bands7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $4/23 TuesdayConcert Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTOR Philip ObadoNelhybel.......... SymphonicMovementOrff/Krance.... Carmina Burana4/23 TuesdayMen’s and Women’s Glee Clubs7:30 p.m. PlymouthCongregational Church, 2001E. Grand River Ave., Lansing $4/24 WednesdaySuren Bagratuni, cello, andMinsoo Sohn, pianoFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $4/25 ThursdayWind Symphony7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORMatthew DockendorffRevueltas........... SensemayaLorenz................. El MuroColgrass............. Winds of NagualMarquez............. Danzon No. 24/27 SaturdaySymphony Orchestra andUniversity Chorale, StateSingers, Choral Union8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORsJonathan Reed and KevinSedatoleBarber................. Overture to TheSchool for ScandalVilla-Lobos....... Magnificat-AlleluiaHaydn.................. Harmoniemesse4/28 SundayPiano Monster concertMSUFCU SHOWCASE SERIES3:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $$Generously sponsored by Doug andGinny Jewell. See page 9.4/30 TuesdaySergei Kvitko, pianoGUEST recital7:30 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,Music Building $6/25 TuesdayVerdehr Trio 40th AnniversaryConcertFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $30th anniversary of summerperformances at Wharton Centerapril/junejuneS M T W Th F S12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 293023

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Calendar LegendTicket pricesLocations$ = $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, free for students.WCS = West Circle Series (including Cello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $5 for students.(Free “rush” seating for students available.)$$ = $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, $10 for students.CGHCMSCRHDHELCPAHRHMBPCCPTRCAHCobb Great Hall, Wharton Center,750 East Shaw Lane at Bogue St., MSU CampusCommunity Music School,841 Timberlane Street, East LansingCook Recital Hall, Music Building,333 West Circle Drive, MSU CampusDemonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Road, MSU CampusEast Lansing High School Center for the PerformingArts, 509 Burcham Drive, East LansingHart Recital Hall, Music Building,333 West Circle Drive, MSU CampusMusic Building, 333 West Circle Drive, MSU CampusPlymouth Congregational Church,2001 East Grand River Avenue, LansingPasant Theatre, Wharton Center,750 East Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, MSU CampusResidential College in the Arts and Humanities Theatre,terrace level of Snyder Hall, 362 Bogue Street,MSU CampusJoanne and Bill Church West Circle SeriespriceVivace Shuttle available for all West Circle Series concerts (see page 34)All concerts for West Circle Series will be held in Cook Recital Hall10/28 Sun 3:00 p.m. All American CRH WCSReservedSeating10/29 Mon 7:30 p.m. All American CRH WCSReservedSeating11/18 Sun 3:00 p.m. Rachmaninoff! CRH WCSReservedSeating11/19 Mon 7:30 p.m. Rachmaninoff! CRH WCSReservedSeating1/27 Sun 3:00 p.m. Happy Birthday Mozart CRH WCSReservedSeating1/28 Mon 7:30 p.m. Happy Birthday Mozart CRH WCSReservedSeating2/24 Sun 3:00 p.m. All About Brahms CRH WCSReservedSeating2/25 Mon 7:30 p.m. All About Brahms CRH WCSReservedSeating25

at aglanceCello Plus… Chamber Music Festival(Part of West Circle Series)3/17 Sun 3:00 p.m. Schubert and More CRH WCSReservedSeating3/19 Tues 7:30 p.m. Early Beethoven CRH WCSReservedSeating3/21 Thurs 12:00, 3:00, and 7:30 p.m. Bach Around WCSthe Clock – the Sequel CRHReserved(Plus two free performances by College of Music Seatingstudents at 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.)3/23 Sat 8:00 p.m. Happy Anniversary Brahms CRH WCSReservedSeatingMSU Federal Credit Union Showcase Seriesprice9/21 Fri 8:00 p.m. Collage VI CGH $$12/1 Sat 8:00 p.m. MSU’s Home for the Holidays DirectorMelanie Helton, Conductor Sandra Snow CGH $$12/8 Sat 8:00 p.m. A Jazzy Little Christmas PT $$4/28 Sun 3:00 p.m. Piano Monster concert CGH $$Faculty and Guest Artistsprice8/30 Thurs 7:30 p.m. MSU Professors of Jazz PT $9/23 Sun 3:00 p.m. Anne Nispel, soprano,and Harlan Jennings, baritone HRH $10/11 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Iktus Percussion Group HRH $10/21 Sun 7:00 p.m. Haute Ecole de Musiquede Lausanne String Quartet CRH $10/24 Wed 7:30 p.m. Walter Verdehr, violin CRH $11/4 Sun 3:00 p.m. Philip Sinder, tuba CRH $11/12 Mon 7:30 p.m. Panayis Lyras, piano CRH $12/2 Sun 7:00 p.m. Corbin Wagner, horn CRH $12/5 Wed 7:30 p.m. Ralph Votapek, piano CRH $1/7 Mon 7:30 p.m. Jan Eberle, oboe CRH $1/8 Tues 7:30 p.m. Richard Fracker, tenor CRH $1/9 Wed 7:30 p.m. Richard Sherman, flute,and Minsoo Sohn, piano CRH $1/11 Fri 8:00 p.m. Kirill Gliadkovsky, piano CRH $1/13 Sun 3:00 p.m. Ava Ordman, trombone, Mark Williams,trombone, and Derek Polischuk, piano CRH $For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.1/16 Wed 7:30 p.m. Minsoo Sohn, piano CRH $1/18 Fri 8:00 p.m. I-Fu Wang, violin,and Ralph Votapek, piano CRH $1/19 Sat 8:00 p.m. Joseph Lulloff, saxophone,and Deborah Moriarty, piano CRH $2/3 Sun 3:00 p.m. Melanie Helton, soprano CRH $2/6 Wed 7:30 p.m. Yuri Gandelsman, viola, withJanna Gandelsman, piano CRH $2/10 Sun 3:00 p.m. Hammer/Klavier percussion quartetwith Gwendolyn Burgett CRH $2/15 Fri 8:00 p.m. Professors of Jazz CRH $2/17 Sun 3:00 p.m. Verdehr Trio 40th Anniversary Concert CRH $2/18 Mon 7:30 p.m. Peter Lightfoot, baritone CRH $2/20 Wed 7:30 p.m. Suren Bagratuni, cello CRH $3/11 Mon 7:30 p.m. Molly Fillmore, soprano,and Alan Nathan, piano CRH $26

3/25 Mon 7:30 p.m. Joseph Lulloff, saxophone,and Jun Okada, piano CRH $4/13 Sat 8:00 p.m. Derek Polischuk, piano, and Friends CRH $4/24 Wed 7:30 p.m. Suren Bagratuni, cello, andMinsoo Sohn, piano CRH $4/30 Tues 7:30 p.m. Sergei Kvitko, piano CRH $6/25 Tues 7:30 p.m. Verdehr Trio 40th Anniversary Concert CGH $OrchestrapriceSymphony Orchestra, Conductor Kevin Noe9/21 Fri 8:00 p.m. Collage VI CGH $$9/28 Fri 8:00 p.m. Symphony Orchestra CGH $10/26 Fri 8:00 p.m. Symphony Orchestra CGH $11/16 Fri 8:00 p.m. Symphony Orchestra CGH $12/1 Sat 8:00 p.m. MSU’s Home for the Holidays DirectorMelanie Helton, Conductor Sandra Snow CGH $$2/8 Fri8:00 p.m. Symphony Orchestra CGH $3/15 Fri 8:00 p.m. Symphony Orchestra Honors Concert CGH $4/27 Sat 8:00 p.m. Symphony Orchestra and UniversityChorale, State Singers, Choral UnionConductors Jonathan Reed and Kevin Sedatole CGH $Concert Orchestra10/11 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Concert Orchestra DH $12/6 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Concert Orchestra DH $2/28 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Concert Orchestra DH $4/18 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Concert Orchestra DH $BandpriceWind Symphony, conductor Kevin Sedatole9/21 Fri 8:00 p.m. Collage VI CGH $$9/27 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Wind Symphony Guest saxophone quartet:Christopher Creviston, James Forger, Joseph Lulloff,Taimur Sullivan, Conductor Philip Obado CGH $10/25 Thurs 7:30 p.m. Wind Symphony Soloists Derek Polischuk, piano;Jan Eberle, oboe, Composer Carter Pann,Conductor Kevin Noe CGH $12/2 Sun 3:00 p.m. Wind Symphony and SpartanYouth Wind Symphony ConductorsJohn Whitwell and Philip Obado CGH $2/5 Tues 7:30 p.m. Wind Symphony Soloist Philip Sinder, tuba;Suren Bagratuni, cello; Richard Sherman, flute; ConductorMatthew Dockendorff, ComposerDavid Maslanka CGH $27

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ChoralpriceUniversity Chorale, CONDUCTOR DAVID RAYL9/21 Fri 8:00 p.m. Collage VI CGH $$10/23 Tues 7:30 p.m. with State Singers PCC $11/10 Sat 8:00 p.m. Lansing Symphony Orchestra withState Singers, and Choral Union SoloistsMelanie Helton, soprano, and David Small,baritone, Conductor David Rayl CGH $15-504/14 Sun 7:00 p.m. with the Lansing Symphony OrchestraSt. Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave., Lansing $4/27 Sat 8:00 p.m. with Symphony Orchestra,State Singers, Choral Union ConductorsJonathan Reed and Kevin Sedatole CGH $State Singers, CONDUCTOR JONATHAN REED10/23 Tues 7:30 p.m. with University Chorale PCC $11/10 Sat 8:00 p.m. Lansing Symphony Orchestra withUniversity Chorale and Choral UnionSoloists Melanie Helton, soprano, andDavid Small, baritone, Conductor David Rayl CGH $15-504/9 Tues 7:30 p.m. with Women’s Chamber Ensemble PCC $4/27 Sat 8:00 p.m. with Symphony Orchestra,University Chorale, and Choral UnionConductors Jonathan Reed and Kevin Sedatole CGH $Women’s Chamber Ensemble, Chamber Choir, NOVUM VOCE(FORMERLY Collegiate Choir)12/4 Tues 7:30 p.m. Women’s Chamber Ensemble,Novum Voce, and Chamber Choir PCC $4/9 Tues 7:30 p.m. Women’s Chamber Ensemble withState Singers PCC $4/15 Mon 7:30 p.m. Novum Voce and Chamber ChoirMartin Luther Chapel444 Abbot Rd., East Lansing $Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs11/13 Tues 7:30 p.m. CGH $4/23 Tues 7:30 p.m. PCC $29

Choral Union11/10 Sat 8:00 p.m. Lansing Symphony Orchestrawith University Chorale and State SingersCGH Soloists Melanie Helton, soprano, andDavid Small, baritone, conductor David Rayl $15-504/27 Sat 8:00 p.m. with Symphony Orchestra,University Chorale, and State Singers CGHConductors Jonathan Reed and Kevin Sedatole $Opera Theatre and Vocal ArtspriceKurt Weill Review 2012, director Melanie Heltonat aglance10/19 Fri 8:00 p.m. CMS $5-$2010/20 Sat 8:00 p.m. CMS $5-$2010/21 Sun 3:00 p.m. CMS $5-$20A Little Night Music, director Melanie Helton andconductor Kevin Noe4/5 Fri 8:00 p.m. PT $5-$204/6 Sat 8:00 p.m. PT $5-$204/7 Sun 3:00 p.m. PT $5-$20Vocal Arts10/5 Fri 8:00 p.m. MSU-China VII Faculty Concert CRH $10/6 Sat 8:00 p.m. MSU-China VII Student Concert CRH $For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)1/29 Tues 7:30 p.m. MSU Schubertiade HRH $Musique 21price10/16 Tues 7:30 p.m. RCAH FREE11/27 Tues 7:30 p.m. RCAH FREE2/27 Wed 7:30 p.m. RCAH FREE4/16 Tues 7:30 p.m. RCAH FREE$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.30

As a p r e m i e r professionaltraining ground forperformers, composers, musiceducators, and scholars, theCollege of Music at Michigan StateUniversity prepares students tobecome world-class musiciansworking at the frontiers of their art.Our reputation attracts some ofthe world’s leading teachers to ourfaculty, who together mentor thenext generation of outstandingartists and create a standard ofexcellence to which our studentsaspire. Within a welcoming andsupportive community, ourstudents learn how to discovernew worlds of artistic expression,to imagine and inspire, and todevelop a creative style that isuniquely their own. Our graduatesare found on the world’s concertstages, on the faculties of thenation’s best schools of music, inoutstanding ensembles, and inthe country’s most successfulmusic education programs.showcase aboutseries us

giving to theCollege of MusicPr i v a t e g i f t s play a vital role in ourability to maintain and enhance thequality of the programs we offer. Donationssupport student scholarships, fellowships,program endowments, instrument acquisitions,guest artists, faculty and ensemble travel, outreachactivities, operations, and other crucial areas thatmake the College of Music an exemplary place oflearning. To learn more about concert sponsorshipsand giving to the college, please contact the Collegeof Music Advancement Office at (517) 353-9872.Thank you To our 2012-2013 sponsorsn Ken and Sandy Beall (MSU Professors of Jazzopening concert “Better Than Alright”)n William David Brohn (Rachmanioff!)n Joanne and Bill Church (West Circle Series,including Cello Plus, and the Bach Around theClock marathon)n April Clobes and Glen Brough (Early Beethoven)n Byron and Dee Cook (All American)n Selma and the late Stanley Hollander(Happy Anniversary Brahms)n Doug and Ginny Jewell (Piano Monster)n Hari Kern and the late Ralph R. Edminster, M.D.(All About Brahms)n Patrick and Victoria McPharlin (MSU Professorsof Jazz opening concert “Better Than Alright”)32

n Michigan State University Federal Credit Union(Showcase Series and Spartan Spectacular)n Beth and the late Dr. Milton Muelder(Happy Birthday Mozart)n Craig and Lisa Murray (A Jazzy Little Christmasand Musique 21 “A Theatre of Music”)n Linda Nelson (Early Beethoven and MSU-ChinaVII Student Concert)n Larry Snyder and Wendy Champness (Schubertand More)n Kurt Weill Foundation (Fall Opera Theatrepresentation)n Jack and Dottie Withrow (Jazz Spectacular)Sponsorships are still available forn Collage VI – $5,000n MSU’s Home for the Holidays – $5,000n Opera Theatre production (spring) – $5,000n Faculty and guest artist recitals – $1,000recognitionSponsors will receive recognition in the form ofevent publicity, promotions, programs, andpre-concert announcements. For information,or to learn more about event sponsorships andgiving to the college, please contact the Collegeof Music Advancement Office at (517) 353-9872or e-mail Rebecca Surian at surian@msu.edu.33

*Grand RiverParking Ramp #6informationDEMONSTRATIONHALLParkingLot #62Campus VenuesCollege of Musicn Cook Recital Hall (MusicBuilding, 333 West Circle Drive)n Hart Recital Hall (MusicBuilding, 333 West Circle Drive)Wharton Center forPerforming Artsn Cobb Great Hall(750 East Shaw Lane)n Pasant Theatre(750 East Shaw Lane)Othern Fairchild Theatre (AuditoriumBuilding, 542 Auditorium Road)n Concert Auditorium(542 Auditorium Road)n Demonstration Hall(229 Demonstration Hall Road)Vivace ShuttleThe Vivace Shuttle service willbe available for the concerts thatmake up the West Circle Series(includes Cello Plus) at the CookRecital Hall in the Music Building(see pages 4 and 6).Vivace Shuttle vans will run beforeand after each of the West CircleSeries concerts from MSU’s GrandRiver Avenue Parking Ramp #6(* see map above)—449 East CircleDrive, between Morrill Hall andOlin Health Center—to the MusicBuilding and back. The shuttleservice will begin 30 minutesbefore the preview lectures andwill deliver patrons back to theramp directly after the concert.The cost for the shuttle is $1 perperson each way. Riders canpurchase tickets from the drivers.Riders should gather at thecampus/southeast entrance ofthe parking ramp facing EastCircle Drive and look for the vanswith the Vivace Shuttle sign.AccessibilityCollege of Music programs andevents are accessible andaccommodating to everyone.Please contact the College ofMusic at (517) 353-5340 forevents held at the Music Building,and (517) 432-2000 for eventsheld at Wharton Center.ParkingFor events in the MusicBuilding, West Circle Drive;MSU’s Grand River Avenue ParkingRamp #6 (449 East Circle Drive,between Morrill Hall and OlinHealth Center), MSU StadiumLot #62 on Red Cedar Road.For events in WhartonCenter, Wharton Center ParkingRamp: East Shaw Lane (northentrance) - fee based on timeparked, unless manned by parkingattendant for $5 fee; and WilsonRoad (south entrance) - $5 feewhen manned by attendant,(faculty/staff parking at no costwith valid gate card, if gate isunmanned). NOTE: The WhartonCenter parking ramp is operated bythe MSU Department of Police andPublic Safety (DPPS), whichdetermines when the parking ramp ismanned and when it is not. Please callDPPS, (517) 355-8440, with questionsor concerns about event parking.For events at FairchildTheatre or MSU ConcertAuditorium, gated lot north ofthe Auditorium Building onAuditorium Road.FOR EVENTS ATDEMONSTRATION HALL,Chestnut Road; MSU’s StadiumLot #62 on Red Cedar Road.Wharton Center Children PolicyInfants and newborns are not permittedat Wharton Center, Fairchild Theatre, andConcert Auditorium events. Everyoneattending must have a ticket and be able tosit in a seat. Children under 5 years of ageare not permitted unless otherwise advertised.Parents will be asked to remove theirchild/children if they are causing disruptionsor are unable to sit quietly.34

Ticket PricesGeneral Admission$10 Adults, $8 Seniors (age 60 and older); Studentswith ID and anyone under age 18 admitted freePurchase your tickets at the doorn 30 minutes before events at the Music Building, West Circle Drive.n 60 minutes before events at Wharton CenterTickets also available at$n College of Music ONLINE BOX OFFICE at music.msu.edun IN PERSON in Room 102, Music Building, M-F, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.n Wharton Center Box Office, (517) 432-2000, (800) WHARTON Note: a$3.00 restoration fee will be added to tickets purchased at Wharton Center,via phone, box office, or the website. This is not a College of Music fee.WCSReserved Seating for West Circle Series$15 Adults, $12 Seniors (age 60 and older)$5 Students with ID and anyone under age 18 (Free “rush” seating forstudents, if available, just prior to curtain for any unsold seats.)Purchase your tickets at the doorn 30 minutes before events at the Music BuildingTickets also available, Beginning September 1, atn College of Music ONLINE BOX OFFICE — music.msu.edun Music Office, VIA PHONE, (517) 353-5340; or IN PERSON in Room 102,Music Building, 333 W. Circle Dr., M-F, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.$$Special Admission$20 Adults, $18 Seniors (age 60 and older)$10 Students with ID and anyone under age 18Purchase your tickets at the doorn 60 minutes before eventTickets available atn Wharton Center Box Office only, (517) 432-2000, (800) WHARTON, orwhartoncenter.com. Note: a $3.00 restoration fee will be added totickets purchased at Wharton Center. This is not a College of Music fee.Save Money and Time!Buy a pack of tickets now (online with credit card or through the U.S. mail with order form,below, and a check). These tickets can be used for all College of Music concerts featured in thisbrochure with the “$” symbol (General Admission). There are no refunds for single tickets orconcert packs at the end of the season. Note: no concert packs available for WCS or $$ tickets.20-concert pack (Save 20 percent)$160 General public, $128 Senior citizens (age 60 and older)10-concert pack (Save 10 percent)$90 General public$72 Seniors citizens (age 60 and older)Ticket Order FormPlease complete, detach and return this form to purchase ticketsfor the 2012-1 3 season:purchasetickets20-concert pack10-concert packquantityquantityx $160 Adults = $x $128 Seniors = $x $90 Adults = $x $72 Seniors = $Total Ticket Order $Make checks payable to Michigan State University.NameAddressCity STATE ZipTelephone (daytime)Email addressDetach this form and mail with your check to:2012-13 Concert PackMichigan State University College of MusicRoom 102 Music Building | 333 West Circle Drive | East Lansing, MI 48824

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGEP A I DCollege of Music333 W. Circle DriveRoom 102 Music BuildingEast Lansing, MIPermit #21East Lansing, MI 48824 C H A N G E S E R V I C E R E Q U E S T E D